Two hits, two walks and two RBI from this man helped extend the American League Championship Series to a sixth game tonight (and hopefully a seventh!) in New York. He's the focus of our POTD.
Torii Hunter set the tone for the Halos with a two-run single in the first against whatshisname and came around to score on a Vladimir Guerrero double to account for three of the four runs scored in the inning. After the Yankees roared back to take a 6-4 lead in the top of the seventh, Hunter drew a walk in the bottom half of the frame and scored the winning run on a Kendry Morales single. That capped off a perfect night for Hunter as he went 2-for-2 on the night and also stole a base. He's now batting .316 in this post-season.
Tonight, it's Game 6 at Yankee Stadium with Joe Saunders (0-0, 2.57) opposing Andy Pettitte (0-0, 4.26) in an all-lefty matchup at 7:57 p.m. ET. If there's a Game 7, and I sure as hell hope so, that will be played Sunday night at 8:20 p.m. ET.
The winner of this series gets to host the defending National League and World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies for Game 1 of the World Series Wednesday night.
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